CVE-2017-18859 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause slowdowns or stoppage on specific NETGEAR routers, requiring a firmware update to restore service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-18859?
CVE-2017-18859 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by slowdown/stoppage. This affects C6300 before 2017-05-30, CM400 before 2017-05-30, CM700 before 2017-05-30, and CMD31T before 2017-05-30.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18859?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Netgear C6300 Firmware, Netgear Cm400 Firmware, Netgear Cm700 Firmware, Netgear Cmd31t Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18859?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18859 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-18859 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18859 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-42hx-wjwc-3jx2.